Hull City’snew signing David Milinkovic has the potential to become a real fans’ favourite at the KCOM Stadium.

That’s according to Hearts reporter Barry Anderson of the Edinburgh Evening News, who watched the winger extensively during his time with Scottish club Hearts last season.

The winger joined the club on loan from Genoa last summer and went on to become a cult hero at Tynecastle Park, making 26 appearances and scoring six goals in the process.

One year on, Milinkovic finds himself in a new environment once more after penning a three-year deal with the Tigers. As such we got the inside track from Anderson to find out what City fans can expect from the winger ahead of the new Championship campaign.

His strengths

“He became a bit of a cult hero at Hearts during his time here which I’m not entirely convinced he deserved to be,” Anderson said.

“He’s obviously a foreign winger but he’s British in style. He’s technically good with the ball, he’s hard working and he can score a goal as well.

"He’ll run himself into the ground for the team consistently and does the things a British footballer would be expected to do. That is partly why the Hearts fans took to him.

“I wouldn’t compare him to the likes of Ryan Giggs, he’s not a road runner type of winger, instead he’s more likely to cut inside with the ball and beat a man to try and create something.

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“When I say he’s got an eye for goal, he didn’t score too many at Hearts, but I would certainly say that when he finds himself in a scoring position he can be effective.”

“His performance against Celtic was probably his most memorable performance for Hearts scoring twice in a 4-0 win which ended Celtic’s 69-game unbeaten run. That was definitely his most prominent display.

“Hearts wanted to keep him at the club this summer and agreed a fee with Genoa but they couldn’t agree terms."

David Milinkovic of Hull City (Image: Focus)

His style

“He’s a team player, definitely, but he had a spell out of the team here because the manager felt his concentration wavered slightly. He wanted the team to keep their defensive shape off the ball but Milinkovic would go and chase it and he found that pretty frustrating.

“While he’s obviously nowhere near the same level of player, his work rate off the ball and the way he'll chase the ball reminds me a little of Alexis Sanchez. Only off the ball, though, because he’s busy, he's certainly very different on the ball.”

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His potential at Hull City

“He’s certainly got the ability and the work ethic to be a success at Hull but I think it depends on how the manager handles him there and what he wants from him.

“He showed during his time up here that he can handle British football, and no doubt he must feel the move to Hull is a step up, a bigger stage to show his ability with the club looking to push for the play-offs and get back to the Premier League this season.

“At 24 he’s still developing and the individual coaching will be different to what it would be in Italy, but I believe as a player he will be an asset to Hull.”